Telephone-receiver holder.



H. M. MOALARNEY. TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER. APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 1,1910.

1 '-f--ff-s-:mlulilnnnili WITNESSES ll-IIHI INVENTOR HARRY M. MQALARNEY,or PURITAN, PENNSYLVANIA.

TELEPHONE-RECEIVER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.'

Patented Nov. 1. 1910.

:Application filed September 1, 1910. Serial No. 580,010.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY' M. MCALAR- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residingat Puritan, in the county of Cambria andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsl in Telephone-Receiver Holders, of which the following isaspecication, reference being had therein to the accompanying rawlng. 4

This invention relates to telephone receiver holders, and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a desk telephone witha novelattachmentfor supporting the receiver thereof in vposition for immediateuse and in proximity to a persons ear using the telephone, thus allowing'free use of the hands tor transcribing a message receivedy over thetelephone or for any other pur- 0 poses.

, Another object of the invention is to pro-V vide a novel switch foropening and closing the circuit of the telephone, the switch beinglocated contiguous to the receiver arm, whereby it will be onlynecessary to open the switch when itis desired to 'use the telephone.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the abovetype that is 0 simple in construction, durable, lnexpensive tomanufacture, and a vconvenience t0 the user of a telephone.

I'V ith the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafterappear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination.and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described andthen claimed. Reference will now be had to the draw ing forming a partofthis specification, wherein there is illustrated a preferred embodimentof the invention, but it is to be understood that the structuralelements thereof are susceptible to such changes as fall .within thescope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1v is a side elevation of a telephone equippedwith the attachment. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3' is anenlarged elevation of a portion of the telephoneshowinga portion of theattachment in elevation and partly in section, and Fig. 4 is a frontelevation of the same.

In the drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes the base of a desktelephone having a central pedestal 2 with the upper end thereofprovided witha pivoted and adjustable transmitter 3. The pedestal 2 hasthe ordinary type of receiver holder and switch arm 4,'but instead ofsup orting the receiver upon said arm, I provi e the pedl estal 2 withan attachment adapted to support the receiver in proximity to thetransmitter 3.

Surrounding the pedestal 2 and preventing the same from beinv injured isa lining 4or sleeve of felt or resilient material 5 and clamped u onsaid sleeve and to the pedestal 2 is a braclket, comprising twohingedrnembers 6 hinged together, as at 7. These members have rearwardlyextending lugs 8 adapted to be connected by a bolt 9 and a nut 1 0.Riveted or otherwise connected to the bracket', as at 11, is an upwardlyextendin flat bar 12, which is twisted, as at 13, an

bent forwardly to provide a horizontal support 14. The bar l2 is thenbent outwardly, asat 15, upwardly, asat 16, twisted, as at 17, and thenbent upwardly at an angle, as

at 18, the angular endiof said bar having a longitudinal slot 19.

,Mounted upon the horizontal support 144 of the bar 12 are two bearings20, said bear-v ings being attached to the horizontal support by bolts2l and nuts22. The bearings extend u wardly upon the front and rearsides of t e switch arm 4 and in the upper ends of said bearings isjournaled a switch,

comprisingI a rod 23 having the forward e'nd thereof flattened orprovidedwith a handle-v 24. The rod 23 between the bearin s 20 isprovided with a crank or radially' isposed ug 25 adapted to engage theupper edge of the arm 4 and retain the same 1n a lowered position uponthe horizontal .supportl 14, said support limiting the downwardlmovement of the switch arm. By simply' rotating the rod 23 the crank orlug 25 can be swung upwardly to release'the switch arm 4 and allow thesame to complete a telephonie circuit or connection.

Adjustably connected to the angular portion 18 of the bar 12 by 'a screw26 and awing thumb nut 27 is a longitudinally slotted arm 28 andivotally` connected to the upper end of sait? arm by a bolt 29 and a nut30 is a receiver clamp, comprising two sections 3l hinged together, asat 322 said sections embraclng a receiver 33, which is connected bywires 34 to the base 1 of the telephone.

lt is through the medium of thc adjustable arm 28, the bolt 29 and thenut 30 that the receiver 33 can be correctly positioned relatively tothe transmitter 3, Whereby a person need only place his head in positionto talk into the transmitterand the receiver will be in proper positionto permit of the ear being placed against the same support to receive a'message over the telephone.

lnasmuch as the attachment does not alter or change the present type ofvdesk'telephone, it is obvious that it can be easily applied to atelephone at the convenience of the subscriber, Without interfering withcompany, rights or privileges or Without injuring the pedestal of thetelephone.- It is preferableto -inish the attachment Whereby it willharmonize with the nickel plated nish 'of the `telephone. Light` anddurable metall `is used throughout vthe construction of theattachment-and it Ican be made of various sizes. v y WhatIclaim,is: rA1. The combination` AWith av deskA telephone, of a'bracket detachablyconnected tof the pedestal thereof, a barcarried -by said bracket andbentftoi providc'a horizontal:` and an angular portion,v inv-'proXlimityl ,tov the transmitter of the telephone,'

bearings mounted upon thc horizontal support of said bar,

a switch rod journaled 1in said bearings and adapted lto control themovement of the receiver switch arm of the telephone, and an armadjustably connected to the angular portion of rsaid bar and adapted tosupport the receiver of the telephone. l v

2. Tn a telephone receiver holder, thc` combination with av telephone,of a bracket carried thereby, a bar` attached to said bracket, said barbeing bont to provide a horizontal support and an angularly disposedportion, bearings mounted upon .the horizontal support portion of saidbar, a rod journaled in said bearings, a crank carried by saidrod'andadapted to control the4 movement of the receiver arm of saidtelephone,'an arm adjustably connected to the angular portion of saidbar, anda clamp pivotally'con-nected to the upper end-of said arm"yand'adapted to support the receiver of the telephone, substantially asdescribed.

Inl testimony -Whereof I aliX my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

: HARRY M. MCALARNEY.

Witnesses: 1

' MARGARET hUMrHREYs,

PERRY SMITH.

